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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-25
MINOR MATTE rs.
Commissioner Miller Determined that the
People Shall Have Pure Beer.

Commissioners Miller Determined that the
People Shall Have Pure Beer.
WASHINGTON, Sept. PAT is the intention OF
Commissioner Miller, of the Internal Revenue
Bureau to transmit to Congress the results OF
the investigations ne is about to make into the
purity of the different brands of beer. If de-
leterious authorizations are revealed. the Com
missioner will suggest that Congress confer
power upon the bureau to prevent the making OK
impure beer.
How We May Increase Our Chinese Trade.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-Minister DENLY. in
q report to the State Department, says one or
the chief impeiiments to the opening OF new
branches of trade with the Chinese Is the ienor-
auce of our manufacturers and producers OF the
needs and tastes of the Chinese. He cites hard
ware as example, saying that Chinese hard
ware though cheap. is very inferior, and that
if our manufacturers knew the tastes Of tina
Chinese they could pro duce articles far superfof
ir quality and at composing prices. 1t Is an I'M
doubted fact, he says that among the natural
products of China there are many which would
be useful and salable in America were their uses
better known. Some of the European nations,
especially France. Germany and Belgium. ara
beginning to look more clearly after the Chinese
trade than formerly. They are establishing ex.
hibitions where the novelties of Chimes pro-
auctions can be- made known, while a French
syndicate has established exhibition OK
French products in China.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-25
Man Killed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
VINcESNEs. Ind, Sept 24.-James Ryan. OF
Lawrenceville. Ill.,. aged forty years, was killed
to-day while logging on the Ambraw.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-25
HARRINGTON IN A DILEMMA
He Must Either Assume the Premier
ship or Desert the Tories.
Belief Prevails that the Present Premier
Will Not Be Able to Stand the Excessive
Strain Of Another Struggle.
Editor OBrien Found Guilty and Given
a Three Months Sentence.

The Peace Of Europe Still Bound Up in the
Bulgarian Questionable Pope's Desire
to Pacify Germany and France.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-25
General Notes.

WASHINGTON, Sept "a Tho Bureau OF Sta
tistics reports that for the eight months of the
current year, to Sept l. tho number Of immi-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-25
PREHISTORIC AMERICA
Timely Effort by the Government to
Preserve Archaeological Relics.

The Ancient Mou nds Located in Ohio To Be
Purchased in the Interest of Science and
Preserved from Further Destruction.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-25
Secretary Whitney Pleased With the
Operations of the Dynamite Gun.

Minister DENLY Makes Some Sensible Sug-
gestons as to the Means by Which We May
Extend Our Trade With the Chinese
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22
THE COMING CONFERENCE.
The Methodist Meeting to be Held at
Saratoga Next Week.

The 18th annual session of the Troy con-
ference will be held at Saratoga next
Thursday. The presiding officer of the
conference will be the Rev. Bishop W. L..
Harris, ID. D., LII. D., and many promi.
nent men of the Methodist church will par.
ticipate in the anniversary occasion, among
them the Rev. Drs. Bush of Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Townsend of Boston, Ky
nette and Spencer of Philadelphia, Hurl-
burt and j. NJ. King of New York city
and the Rev. j. NJ. Thoburn of India
Abont 80 ministers will receive new ap.
pointments by reason of the expiration of
the three-year limit. The mill of cir
cumstances" will grind out 10 to 80 more
changes and add interest and anxiety for
those who are to move. Among those
churches which are to have new pastors
are Wiliston, Brandon and Vergennes in
this State, and Granville, Elzabethtown,
Greenbush, White Creek, Elenburgh
depot, Kent Third street, Pawling ave
nue. and Vail avenue at Troy, Ohio street
at West Troy, Shushan, Cobleskill,
Schuyleryille, Nassau, Dannemora, Fon.
da, Charlton, Rock City Falls, Saranac,
Salem and Crescent, Schoharie, Green
witch, Raceville, n. Y, North Adams and
Adams, Mass.
The Troy conference boundaries extend
from Castleton on the south to Rouses
Point on the north, and westward to and
including Fort Plain and the Susquehan-
ma valley as far as Sharon Springs and
Richmondville. Eastward the conference
includes Western Vermont from Burling-
ton, and Western Mass ,chusetts to Pitts
field. There are about go appointments,
divided into six districts, each having Il
presiding elder and from 40 to 45 ministers.
The conference includes the cities of AL
bany,. Burlington, Cohoes and Troy. The
Albany district stands Goth in the 437 dis
trlcts in the denomination in the United
States on the matter of pastoral support,
it being, on an average, Sl0lS to each
charge or station.
Death has been busy during the confer
ence year. Early in the summer the Rev.
Hill. In September the Rev. p. =. Har-
rover of Albany followed in the harvest
home. The next month the Rev. X. II.
Robinson was stricken with paralysis at
Fort Plain and passed to Paradise. The
Rev. III. Van De Carr of OHIO street
church, West Troy, and the Rev. p. H.
Smith of Hill sboro finished their
work in February, and the Rev. 5.
w. Clemens died at Hagaman's Mills
last month. The wife of Rev. +. A. Blan
chard was killed by the cars at Pittstown
last August Mrs. j. G. Fallon died at
Schuylerville in the early autumn, and
more recently also the Rev. a. II. Nash
of North Hoosick was called to mourn the
death of his wife. Three of the deceased
preachers were members of the Clerical
Assurance association, which will pay to
the widows or other heirs of the assured
about $500, or Sl60(
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22
The bennington Battle Monument.

Hon. II. G.. Root of Bennington, the
chairman of the monument building COM
mittee, was interviewed by Herald re-
porter, and asked if the season of waiting
and expectancy was now at an end. He
said that the law of last season, appoint
ing commissioners to procure the site, re-
quired them to take a guarantee from the
association that the monument shall be
commenced within six months after the
site is secured, and completed within five
years The association has already given a
bond to this effect, signed by II. q. Root,
NJ. G. Huling, A. b. Valentine, John V.
Hall and John T. Shurtleff, directors, and
by l.. r. Graves and several other prOmi-
nent capitalists of Bennington.
Mr.. Root said the plans and specifica-
tions had been made for a monument 300
feet high, and they were in hopes they
could build it, but before laying the
foundation they intended to know. In
fact, they meant to let both foundation
and monument to the same contractor,
and not to build foundation for a 300
feet monument unless they could build a
800 feet monument. They will very soon
invite proposals and If what money they
have is insufficient, they will reduce the
size of the monument until they can build
it.
Scientific tests of various stones, had
satisfied them that the blue lime stone of
Sandy Hill, n. Y, is preferable, and if it
can be obtained and delivered at a low
price, which is probable, it will be used
In reply to a question as to whether
they wonld expect to put an iron stair
way or elevator into the monument with
the money now raised he said no, they
would complete the monument itself and
trust the patriotic impulses of Congress
or the people to put inside of it whatever
might be thought desirable. They have a
magnificent design, which has been APP
proved by the governors of the three
States participating and by the president,
and now all that is required is the actual
business of contracting and constructing.
They hope tie have the foundation in and
corner stone laid on the next anniversary
of the battle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22
Newspaper Advertising.
'om the Philadelphia Times.l

IRON the Phlladelphla llmcs.l
The waste of money by ill.advised adj
Vertising is nearly or quite as much as
would literally advertise our trade in the
best channels. Many establishments
spend more for costly circulars and their
distribution than would present their
business to hundreds of thousands of
thrifty dealers through widely. read news
papers and acircular seldom reaches any
others than servant as it passes to the
waste basket or the kindllng- box. The
advertisements of our leading retail stores
are as regularly read in the leading news
papers by men, women and children in
families as the weather, market and fash
ion reports. They are made as fresh and
readable as genius and skill can make
them, and while circulars serve the only
purpose of starting the morning fire, the
wise advertiser daily summons his cus-
toners from the homes of the land, and
his advertising is the life of his trade.
The fact that there is not great adver-
tiser in legitimate trade in this city who
has not gathered a fortune from his bust
ness, while old and apparently well-estab-
lished houses have languished and died, is
conclusive proof that the newspaper that
commands large circles of intelligent and
progressive readers is the open highway to
business success and fortune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22
COMMERCE COM MISSION.
MANY QUESTIONS PRESENTED TO
THEM FOR DECISION.
The Act Confers Upon the Comlniss no
Power to Decide Many Questions Ask
ed-Their Opinion of no More
Value than that of Other Men.

WASHINGTON, April pplication in
writing has been made to the Interstate
commerce commission for it's answer to
questions propounded on behalf of tire
order of railway conductors whether
railway companies are prohibited from
Issuing free transportation to the families
OF employees of their own railways, to Off
GERS of associations composed exclusively
OF railway employees, those officers being
temporarily out of employment, also other
questions of the same tenor
Another application has been made to the
commission on behalf of the Traders and
Travellers union stating the system under
which additional allowance of free bag
gage mas been heretofore carried by com
mercial travellers which the commission
Is requested to examine carefully "and
advise us IL there is any reason by which
the railroad company desiring to do so
should not enter into such arrangement
Ihese Two petitions are presented by high
~ly respectable organizations and raising
questions of immediate practical import
ance are representatives of large num-
Der of similar applications which have been
made TO the commission for its construc
ton of the provisions of the commerce bill.
The commission announce certain con
clusions to which it has arrived respect
ing its jurisdiction and its powers
1t is obvious from the tenor of such APP
plications rs these which reach us
by every mail that the express
sion is generally prevalent that this
commission has power to construe,
interpret and apply the law as prelimin-
airy judgment. We are continually ap-
pealed to for decisions in advance as to
what common carriers said to be will.
ing to adopt certain methods of dealing
with respect to inter State commerce. can
do without subjecting themselves to pen
altles, provided by statute for violating its
provision. A careful reading of the TACT
to regulate commerce" under which this
commission is organized will show to the
petitioner and others who have made sim
liar applications that no jurisdiction has
been given us to decide any questions like
those under consideration. An expression
OF our opinion upon these subjects at this
time being neither duty imposed nor
power conferred by statute would carry
with it no judicial efficacy or sanction in
TACT would be no more useful to the public
than the opinion of other men upon the
same points.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22
THE METHODIST CHURCH.
Close of Successful Year Election OF
Sunday School Officers

Close of Successful Year Election of
Sunday School Officers.
The year which has just closed has been
one of the most prosperous in the history
of the Methodist church in this city, both
in the increase of membership and in he
work done in the church. There are now
80 more members than at the beginning of
the year and the benevolent collections
have been unusually large, amounts being
contributed as follows:
Foreign missions, $500; Woman's For
eign missions, $3.50; Womans Home mis-
sions, $50; conference claimants, 500 ;
church extension, $40 freedman's aid, $40:
eplscopacy, s25; general conference ex-
penses, SIS; Sunday school union, s. :;
tracts, s. improvement of church prop
erty, 5000. Beside this the current ex-
penses of the church have been regularly
provided for. The Sunday school board
has elected the following officers for the
ensuing year; uperntendeEt, l.. b.
Lord; assistant superintendent. A. |.
Goodhue; secretary W.. A. Babbitt ;
treasurer, o. p. Ray; librarian, r. l..
Barstow; superintendent primary depart
ment, Mrs. j. o. Middlebrook.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22
Real Estate Transfers.

Inc Following transfers of real est ate
have been filed for record at the city
clerks Office since our last report:
John Martin to J. J. Enright, lot on the
east side of Battery street. consideration
$1,000
Martin Clorin to Mary Fornn, lot on
the northwest corner of Champlain and
Bank streets; consideration 500.
II. Il. Woodbury. to Harriet A. Van
Vliet, house and lot on the southwest cor.
ner of Bank and Pine streets considera
ton $1,000.
c. E. Allen and Ellen C. Allen to Ida C.
Tousley, lot on the north side of ID acatur
street; consideration 1920.
Ferguson Bros. to Eddy Bros, lot on the
south side of Maple street consideration
5000.
George Lavelley to Louis Laveley, lot
on the east side of Elmwood avenue con
sideration Sl25.
Il. $. Drew to Joseph Arnold, lot on
North avenue; consideration 1925.
IL. ;. Drew to Oliver Martin, lot on the
east side of Drew street consideration $500.
IL. Nj. Briggs to G. b. Gray, the lot re-
Gently sold to Mrs. Briggs by Mr.. GRAY ;
consideration, $1,000.
a. p. Lowell to Florence II. Englesby,
house and lot on the north side of Col
chester avenue consideration, $500.
Frances NJ. Wheeler to joseph Dew
ereuX, undivided half of house and lot on
the north side of Howard street consid-
Grafton, S525.
Frances NJ. Wheeler to Jane Pagan, one
undivided half above property consider
alton, S525.
James Lewis and wife and G.. w. Wales.
mouse and lot on George street; consider
alton, $500
b. f. Van Vliet to II. E. Woodbury., lots
on the corner OF Mansfield avenue and
LOOMS street; consideration, nominal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22
Landslide at Middlesex.

a landslide occurred early Monday
morning on the railroad just this side of
Middlesex at point called Slip Hill,
which deposited dirt to the depth of 10
feet upon the track for distance of 10
rods. Soon after it occurred freight train
which was but few minutes ahead of the
train which reaches this city at $50 ran
into the obstruction and the engine was
thrown from the track to the river below,
some soto 100 feet The blow was SO sharp
and sudden as to break the coupling be-
tween the engine and tender, so that
only the former was thrown down
the embankment. Fortunately, no one
was injured, as the engineer and fireman
both jumped before the engine left the
track.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22
The State Cattle Commission

The State board of cattle commissioners
held conference at the Van Ness House
Monday, at which 1t was decided that
Col. Mead and Mr.. f. n. Bssell should go
to Boston to consult with the Massachus-
etts State board to see whether or not the
quarantine against cattle from Vermont
can be raised. After the conference they
Will return to Bennington. Commissioner
Drew Will go to Bennington this morning
TO investigate as to the manner in which
the quarantine of the infected herds is
oelhg enforced. The selectmen of the
towns neor the State line have been mott.
ned to see that 10 cattle are brought into
the State surreptitiously The commits
sloners Will leave no means untIied to
stamp out all disorders among cattle in
Vermont, and give the State clear rec
ord in this matter
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22
Sketch of the Life of Edwards II. Goff.

The sketch of the Life and Business
Career of Edwards H. Goff," which has
just been published at Boston, will be
read with interest, especially in Vermont,
which is his native State. He was born in
Rlchford, March 9, 1874, where he lived
until he was 20 years of age, assisting by
every means at his command in the sup
port of his mother and her family of chill
dren younger than himself. When the
rebellion began he desired to go to the
front at once, but yielded to his mothers
opportunities to stay at home on account
of his youth. When the strife reached Its
height, however, he could be restrained
no longer and went to Boston where he
enlisted in the 10Th Massachusetts regi-
ment. He went to the front and in the
battle OF the Wilderness was dangerously
wounded, while fighting with the Second
army corps under Gen. Hancock. He lay
for eight days on the battlefield before his
removal to the hospital, and during six of
those days he was almost entirely without
food. When he had recovered sufficiently
he returned to his Vermont home where
he remained an invalid two years from
the time of his wound.
At the age of % he found himself with
out occupation and without means, but
with good stock of ambition. He first
began service in store in Freleighsburg,
+. u, but after years trial of this pur
suit he went into the fire insurance bust
ness. His rise was rapid and he soon
found himself general agent of the Home
Insurance company of New Haven, Conn,
for the province of Quebec. In 1873 be
was instrumental in organizing the Can
ada agricultural Insurance company at
Montreal and in 1875 the National In
surance company of Canada. Owing to a
disagreement he withdrew from the latter
company in 1876 and for some years sub
al 70
Boston, the offic ers of the company perse-
cuted him in manner that is known to
the world through the press. The above
is but the faintest outline of the sketch
which reads in many places like romance
in business life The writer is a well.
known Boston journalist who has handled
in mastery manner the data of Mr..
Goff's singular business experiences, and
the sketch is being widely and favorably
noticed by the press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

The fact that recent case of delay of
letter in the mail was the fault of the
sender and not of the postoffice has been
made the most of by those who maintain
that all that is needed to make the mail
service perfect, is to discharge the few
republican postal clerks that are left The
cases of carelessness and stupidity on the
part of the writers of letters are innumer-
able, and often almost incredible; but no
amount of such stupidity on the part of
correspondents excuses carelessness or in
capacity on the part of postal clerks and
postmasters, and cases of the latter,
though now less numerous than before,
owing to the attention called to the sub
Ject by the newspapers continue TO come
to light. Mr.. S. ID. Elkins has left at this
Office an envelope, the postmarks and in
scrlptions on which tell the following
story 1t was mailed at Willston, Feb.
4, 1881, plainly directed to Mr.. w. A.
Fuller Brandon, Vt. 1t went to S,oan.
on the I4th of February, and where it
stayed, and was advertised Some one APP
parently finally woke up to the fact that
the direction was most distinctly Bran
don and not Swanton, and it was finally
received at Brandon on the 18th of March
last,-having been month and three
days in getting from Williston to Bran
don The delay caused the failure of an
important business appointment, and
much Inconvenience to both sender and
receiver
1t seems to US that cases of such gross
carelessness or incapacity should be ex-
posed, no matter where they hit. The
railway clerk that missent this letter, and
the postmaster that allowed it to lie a
month in his office with the plain direc.
ton to another office upon it, should
shoulder the blame, and it makes 40 diff
ference which party they belong to.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22
Junior Exhibition at MiddIebury College

The class of 'SS of Middlebury college
gave the deferred junior exhibition at the
town hall on Friday evening, and the
house was packed to the full extent of its
capacity The following were the speakers
ana the titles of their orations Historical
GRAFTON, Lincoln and Labor Burton j.
Hazen The Scholar in Politics"
William Buxton Cliff: "The Law
and the Railroad" William Sey-
mour Edgerton; classical grafton,
"Landlordlsm in America" Bernard
Eugene Edwin Howe: "a Misiudged
Hero Edwin Judson Klock Jubilee
Year" Richard Henry Lane scientific
GRAFTON, Equilibrium, Herbert Williams
DEMO. Mr.. f. l.. Allen, who was to have
discoursed on Progress and Poverty"
was excused and did not appear. In the
judgment of the audience Messrs. Klock
oratorical donors of the evening. Vocal
music was furnished by the college quar-
tette, consisting of Messrs. John A.
Fletcher and Ed. Howe, 'S7, B. NJ. Cool
edge, 'SS, and John NJ. Thomas. 30 The
audience voted the singing of this quar-
tette to be just splendid and gave
them two encores, beside trying
to call them back after the last number
On the whole the exhibition passed off in
most creditable and satisfactory man.
ner. The sophomores, traditional enc
mics OF the Juniors, appear not to have
been idle, and after the first piece of mu-
sic satirical pamphlets called "The Weth.
err" containing "a pages, were scattered
broadcast through the audience. The
pamphlet contained some well written
prose and execrable verses, and copies of
it were gobbled up eagerly During the
preceding night mock programmes,
poster size and well gotten up,
were plastered all over town and
in the morning they stared the Juniors in
the face in all directions. 1t was evident
that the writers had got hold of a copy of
the official programme, and the take off
was conspicuously well done. Dean made
a negative of it and has mad large de-
mand for copies.
After the exhibition the usual promen-
ade concert was held with music by Bur-
chard's orchestra. Some 25 or 80 couples
attended and danced till q o'clock In the
morning, enjoying themselves immensely
AT midnight a first class supper was served
to the dancers at the Addison House.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22
The Gettsyburg Commission.

The members of the Gettysburg com,
mission Will go to Rutland to-day and
will start thence this afternoon or even
ing for Gettysburg. The commission con
sists of Gov Ormsbee, Gen. L. H. Ripley,
Gen. William Wells, Col Redtield Proc
tor, Col w. G. Neazey. Col. Homer II.
Stoughton, Col. Thomas o. Seaver, Capt.
I. b. Kennedy, Capt G. H. Forbes. Col,
James H. Walbridge. Lieut.. F. S. Strana.
han, Lieut. f. Il Smith. Lieut.. G.. G. Ben
edict,, Lieut.. Albert Clarke, Capt. n. f.
Dunshee, Sergeant Cassius Peck repre-
senting the regiments of the First and
Second Vermont brigades, the First Yer
mont cavalry and the two companies of
sharpshooters engaged in the battle of
Gettysburg. Adiutant General Il. S. Peck,
General W. l.. Greenleaf and Col. L.. A.
Woodbury. of Burlington will accompany
the commission. The commissioners ex-
pect to return to Vermont Oh SATURDAY..